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Nigel Farage may be at a bit of a loose end soon after quitting as UKIP leader but he’s drawn the line at appearing in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.

The politician was rumoured to have been offered £250,000 to star in the upcoming series but Farage has denied he will be following in the footsteps of fellow party member Neil Hamilton and former Tory minister Edwina Currie.

Farage told Sky News there was ‘no way’ he would be taking part in the show.

Farage said there was ‘no way’ he was appearing on the show (Picture: PA)

ITV are reportedly ‘desperate’ to sign him up as they’re hoping his controversial views will rub the other contestants up the wrong way.

A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: ‘It would be TV gold to see Farage chomping on kangaroo anus or a turkey testicle in a Bushtucker trial.

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‘This year, everyone is talking about Brexit, so producers are desperate to snare one of the biggest names from the Leave campaign for the jungle to make it the most talked about series yet.

Farage is stepping down as leader of UKIP (Picture: Getty Images)

‘Farage is a win with British voters – so producers think viewers would be keen to pick up the phone and nominate him to be covered in cockroaches or fish guts.’

Former participants have also included politician Lembit Opik, failed Lib Dem London Mayor candidate Brian Paddick and former Labour MP and UKIP member Robert Kilroy-Silk.

Farage previously spoke about reality TV saying: ‘I’m known for saying what I think and not holding back. If I got into one of those situations it could be tricky.’

Lembit Opik, who previously dated Gabriela Irimia of The Cheeky Girls, appeared on the show (Picture: Wireimage)